Lotus looks set to repeat its Paris performance last year by bringing four new cars, and two new options, to the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in just two weeks’ time. [MotorAuthority] Find out North America’s top 25 speed-trap cities for 2011. [TheCarConnection] We drive the 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid. [GreenCarReports] DJ supercar David...
Volkswagen has followed the lead of its upmarket subsidiary Audi and unveiled a new electric pod car concept for the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, which kicks off in less than two weeks’ time. However, while Audi’s concept featured a two-seat configuration, Volkswagen’s new Nils is designed for just one occupant, allowing designers...
One of Wiesmann’s oldest models, the six-cylinder Roadster MF3, is about to reach the end of its product cycle after 18 long years. In honor of the milestone the German sports car manufacturer is teaming up with lifestyle brand Sieger to bring out a special edition model for each of the years the car was in production. Part of the reason for...
We’ve heard a lot about Ford’s plans for its 2013 Mustang lineup, including word that a facelift is coming along with more power across the board. We’ve also heard that the 2013 Shelby Mustang could get as much 570 horsepower to really give its Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 competition a scare. Now alleged specs for the 2013 Ford Mustang...
The first 2012 Porsche 911 models will arrive in U.S. dealerships in February of next year, but you can already starting plan just how you’d like the car thanks to the latest online configurator. Nestled in with the rest of Porsche’s lineup on the automaker’s official website, the new 911 is only offered in Carerra and Carerra S...
As we predicted, Infiniti has unveiled a performance enhanced version of its FX50 luxury crossover, which the automaker says was inspired by its brand ambassador, and current Formula 1 World Champion, Sebastian Vettel. Vettel’s personal car just so happens to be a white Infiniti FX50, which he regularly drives to F1 events throughout the...
Saab has taken yet another step, this time a major one, towards what’s shaping up to be an inevitable bankruptcy, with news coming out today that the struggling Swedish automaker posted a $322 million loss for the first six months of 2011. The latest figure is four times the amount Saab lost a year ago, and the automaker’s negative...
Having already announced the introduction of full LED headlights in its new 6-Series range, BMW is moving onto the next wave of advanced lighting technology for cars: lasers. BMW engineers are currently working on the introduction of laser light in car headlights, with the aim to improve safety as well as efficiency. Laser lighting is radically...
World renowned DJ David Guetta has reportedly lost his license for life in his native France due to speeding. During a recent interview with German newspaper Bild to promote his latest album Nothing But The Beat, 43-year old Guetta revealed that he was dealt the lifetime driving ban because he was caught going too fast, a number of times. In true...
Smart is about to embark on an ambitious new marketing campaign to promote its ForTwo minicar in the U.S., and hopefully get the brand into mainstream after the failed attempt by former distributor Penske. Unfortunately, a new generation Smart ForTwo isn’t due until 2014 but the brand is keen to preview its future models with a string of...
It’s not looking good for BMW X5 Diesel owners. Just a couple of months after the 2012 model was recalled due to a steering fault, a new recall has been issued on the 2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) due to a potential fault with the heating system for the vehicle’s diesel fuel. The...
Eager to dust off claims that it has bitten off more than it can chew, Lotus is on the verge of launching an onslaught of new sports car models over the coming years, the first of which we'll see as early as the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in less than two weeks’ time. The storied automaker from Hethel has announced that it will be bringing...
While Ford and GM both slapped Detroit badges on various captive imports and overseas-division products, neither came close to matching Chrysler of the early 1970s for sheer weird variety of off-brand imports showing up in American showrooms. During this era, car shoppers could drop into their local Chrysler/Plymouth dealership and drive off in a...
David Coulthard was a Formula 1 star from 1995 through 2008, amassing some 12 pole positions and 13 wins over the course of his F1 career. He’s still an active driver who races in the DTM German touring car series, when he’s not acting as a demonstration driver for Red Bull Renault, a brand ambassador for AMG, or an F1 commentator for...
Just ten years after the restart of production, MINI has assembled the two-millionth car at its Oxford plant in the UK. The particular car was a MINI Cooper Convertible, painted in a special White Silver metallic with a blue denim roof, and fitted with bespoke components both inside and out. To put that in perspective, it took Volkswagen from 1937...
Lotus looks set to repeat its Paris performance last year by bringing four new cars, and two new options, to the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in just two weeks’ time. [MotorAuthority] Find out North America’s top 25 speed-trap cities for 2011. [TheCarConnection] We drive the 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid. [GreenCarReports] DJ supercar David...
Volkswagen has followed the lead of its upmarket subsidiary Audi and unveiled a new electric pod car concept for the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, which kicks off in less than two weeks’ time. However, while Audi’s concept featured a two-seat configuration, Volkswagen’s new Nils is designed for just one occupant, allowing designers...
One of Wiesmann’s oldest models, the six-cylinder Roadster MF3, is about to reach the end of its product cycle after 18 long years. In honor of the milestone the German sports car manufacturer is teaming up with lifestyle brand Sieger to bring out a special edition model for each of the years the car was in production. Part of the reason for...
We’ve heard a lot about Ford’s plans for its 2013 Mustang lineup, including word that a facelift is coming along with more power across the board. We’ve also heard that the 2013 Shelby Mustang could get as much 570 horsepower to really give its Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 competition a scare. Now alleged specs for the 2013 Ford Mustang...
The first 2012 Porsche 911 models will arrive in U.S. dealerships in February of next year, but you can already starting plan just how you’d like the car thanks to the latest online configurator. Nestled in with the rest of Porsche’s lineup on the automaker’s official website, the new 911 is only offered in Carerra and Carerra S...
As we predicted, Infiniti has unveiled a performance enhanced version of its FX50 luxury crossover, which the automaker says was inspired by its brand ambassador, and current Formula 1 World Champion, Sebastian Vettel. Vettel’s personal car just so happens to be a white Infiniti FX50, which he regularly drives to F1 events throughout the...
Saab has taken yet another step, this time a major one, towards what’s shaping up to be an inevitable bankruptcy, with news coming out today that the struggling Swedish automaker posted a $322 million loss for the first six months of 2011. The latest figure is four times the amount Saab lost a year ago, and the automaker’s negative...
Having already announced the introduction of full LED headlights in its new 6-Series range, BMW is moving onto the next wave of advanced lighting technology for cars: lasers. BMW engineers are currently working on the introduction of laser light in car headlights, with the aim to improve safety as well as efficiency. Laser lighting is radically...
World renowned DJ David Guetta has reportedly lost his license for life in his native France due to speeding. During a recent interview with German newspaper Bild to promote his latest album Nothing But The Beat, 43-year old Guetta revealed that he was dealt the lifetime driving ban because he was caught going too fast, a number of times. In true...
Smart is about to embark on an ambitious new marketing campaign to promote its ForTwo minicar in the U.S., and hopefully get the brand into mainstream after the failed attempt by former distributor Penske. Unfortunately, a new generation Smart ForTwo isn’t due until 2014 but the brand is keen to preview its future models with a string of...
It’s not looking good for BMW X5 Diesel owners. Just a couple of months after the 2012 model was recalled due to a steering fault, a new recall has been issued on the 2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) due to a potential fault with the heating system for the vehicle’s diesel fuel. The...
Eager to dust off claims that it has bitten off more than it can chew, Lotus is on the verge of launching an onslaught of new sports car models over the coming years, the first of which we'll see as early as the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in less than two weeks’ time. The storied automaker from Hethel has announced that it will be bringing...
While Ford and GM both slapped Detroit badges on various captive imports and overseas-division products, neither came close to matching Chrysler of the early 1970s for sheer weird variety of off-brand imports showing up in American showrooms. During this era, car shoppers could drop into their local Chrysler/Plymouth dealership and drive off in a...
David Coulthard was a Formula 1 star from 1995 through 2008, amassing some 12 pole positions and 13 wins over the course of his F1 career. He’s still an active driver who races in the DTM German touring car series, when he’s not acting as a demonstration driver for Red Bull Renault, a brand ambassador for AMG, or an F1 commentator for...
Just ten years after the restart of production, MINI has assembled the two-millionth car at its Oxford plant in the UK. The particular car was a MINI Cooper Convertible, painted in a special White Silver metallic with a blue denim roof, and fitted with bespoke components both inside and out. To put that in perspective, it took Volkswagen from 1937...
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